Recruiting notes: IU, Purdue targeting talented big men

6:10 PM,
Aug. 2, 2013

FILE - Park Tudor forward Trevon Bluiett moves the ball up the court against Pike during the Marion County boys basketball championship January 12, 2013. Bluiett recently trimmed his list of schools to seven, including Purdue, Butler and IU.

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Now that the calendar has turned from July to August, the basketball recruiting focus shifts from games and evaluation to setting visits and making commitments.

With that in mind, here are five storylines to watch on the local recruiting scene this month:Who's next for Indiana?

It's been nine months since a recruit last committed to Indiana. That happened to be a very significant commitment: 6-9 Noah Vonleh is expected to make an immediate splash this year as a freshman for the Hoosiers, who beat out the likes of North Carolina, Syracuse, Georgetown, Ohio State and Connecticut to land him. ...